Headphones removed from online marketplaces over chemical risk
EU authorities had online listings removed for this product (Headphones) after it was found to pose a chemical and environmental risk. Here is how to tell if you have it, and what to do next.
How to identify it
- Product
- Wireless headphones with USB cable
- Brand
- Not listed in the notice
- Barcode
- Not listed in the notice
- Batch / lot
- Not listed in the notice
- Made in
- People's Republic of China
- Category
- Electrical appliances
Why it's dangerous
The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentrations of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: up to 2.86%, 1.11% and 0.96% by weight, respectively). These phthalates poses a risk to human health and the environment. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer. The solders in the product have an excessive concentrations of lead (measured value: up to 41.4 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.
What the authorities did
Source
Last synced 7 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC. SafeCart is an independent company, not an EU body. This page summarises the official notice, which is the authoritative record.